Conceptual Understanding - SS.6.1.a:
Maps can be used to represent varied climate zones, landforms, bodies of water, and resources of the Eastern Hemisphere.

Conceptual Understanding - SS.6.1.b:
The Eastern Hemisphere can be divided into regions. Regions are areas that share common identifiable characteristics, such as physical, political, economic, or cultural features. Regions within the Eastern Hemisphere include: * Middle East (North Africa and Southwest Asia) * Sub-Saharan Africa * Europe (West, North, South, Central, and Southeast) * Russia and the Independent States (Russia, Caucasia, Central Asia, the region of Belarus, Moldova, and Ukraine) * East Asia (People’s Republic of China, North Korea, South Korea, Japan, and Taiwan) * Southeast Asia (Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Myanmar [Burma], Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Brunei, Philippines) * South Asia (Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan) * Oceania (Australia, New Zealand, the Pacific)